The panels in the Temple of the Inscriptions include a text that “is among the longest known from any Maya site,” write George and David Stuart in their book "Palenque: Eternal City of the ...

In 1952, archeologist Albert Ruz Lhuillier removed a stone from the back room of the Temple of the Inscriptions and found a passageway, which led down to the tomb of Palenque’s famous emperor ...

For those seeking a quieter, more affordable alternative to Chichén Itzá, these temples across the Yucatán Peninsula offer a ...

Diego Grandi/Alamy/ACI Each of the three temples is connected to a god in the Palenque triad: The Temple of the Cross is associated with GI, the Temple of the Foliated Cross with GII, and the ...

Top row left to right: Catherwood 1844: Plate VI "General View of Palenque." The central building in Palenque was not a temple but a royal palace, unlike at other Maya sites. Perhaps the most iconic ...

When I first laid eyes on Palenque’s Temple of Inscriptions, I skipped a breath. One minute I was walking slowly through the jungle, wiping raindrops from my glasses. The next, a plume of cool ...

Pakal was buried in a large sarcophagus (stone coffin) in the largest of Palenque’s pyramids, known as the Temple of the Inscriptions. The skeletal remains inside the coffin still had the jade ...

They also discovered a pair of stone earplugs at the Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque with carvings saying a god “will guide the dead toward the underworld, by submerging them into water so ...

El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city, while the Temple of the Warriors features murals of battle scenes and village life.

MEXICO CITY (CBS/AP) -- Archaeologists at the Mayan ruin site of Palenque said Monday they have discovered an underground water tunnel built under the Temple of Inscriptions, which houses the tomb ...